§ Mr. Sharpasked the Postmaster-General in regard to the long-term plan for the move of the Post Office Savings Bank to Sheffield, what plans have been made for the move of the branch at Harrogate; and if he will give an under- 74W taking that this branch will not be moved before 1954, or alternatively, how much notice of the removal of this branch he expects to be able to make.
§ Mr. Wilfred PalingThe projected move of the Post Office Savings Department to Sheffield is still in the proposal stage, and no detailed plans have yet been made. The move cannot in any case take place for many years. The bulk of the work at Harrogate consists of stock and bond work, and this section of the work is likely to remain at Harrogate until the last. Any detailed plan will be subject to discussion with the Staff Side and as long notice as possible will be given both to the staff as a whole and to individual members of it who may be required to move.